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TIL of Java’s “Sex Mountain” where pilgrims pair up with strangers to improve their luck in business

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Rd69 TIL the Soviet government advised those working on the Chernobyl disaster to drink half a glass of vodka for every two hours in Chernobyl. The radiation was supposed to accumulate in the thyroid glands and the vodka was thought to help clean out the radiation.
XENZP TIL that in Japan some people celebrate 'mundane Halloween' where they only dress up as people doing everyday, normal things.
aQQL TIL Mister Rogers gave a speech before the US Congress, during the speech he recited lyrics to one of his songs, by doing so he was able to keep millions of dollars in funding from the government
nAP9 TIL Bats are not even remotely related to rodents, but are instead closer related to primates and lemurs
GjG7 TIL nodding your head to mean “yes” and shaking your head to mean “no” is common among people of every country in the entire world, except Bulgaria and southern Albania, where they mean the opposite.